Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 24 February 2026

A high-profile longevity influencer and author Peter Attia is the latest to have his reputation shredded as the fallout continues from the Epstein files. Correspondent Simon Marks talks us through the trans-atlantic divide over the scandal, reputational damage in the US but police action in Britain as Peter Mandelson joins Andrew Mountbatten Windsor as the latest public figure arrested over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein; And $200 million of taxpayer money is going to Genesis Energy. The government says it'll help bring affordable energy to the market. But investment whiz Sam Stubbs isn't convinced on the merits of the plan.